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/Country
New Zealand
61/100
attention index
attention index
Attention higher than 95% of countries
#8 of 157 countries · methodology v0.6 · 11 Nov 2026
The country in the five views
- Attention61
- Adoption · single source44
- Regulation77
- Problems and attacks55
- Opportunities40
/Why this colour
how it is computedReported incidents61
9 incidents in the last 24 months · percentile among countries
AI exposure96
percentile among countries
Generative AI use in the population: 44.1% (2026-Q2) · Microsoft AI Diffusion Report
Missing safeguards26
100 minus the safeguards percentile among countries: higher means fewer safeguards
Regulatory quality: +1.85 (2025) · World Bank
Rule of law: +1.66 (2025) · World Bank
Voice and accountability: +1.61 (2025) · World Bank
The state and AI
how it is computedNot part of the attention index
Openness to AI
74
Exposure to threats
20
as a target 27 · as a cause 14
Open, little exposedMedia coverage: high (1,088 AI articles citing the country in the last 32 days)
Why this value
Exposure to threats = 50% × 26.5 (as a target) + 50% × 14.2 (as a cause) = 20.4
Reported cyber attacks against institutions and foreign disinformation
Social media monitoring, government disinformation, AI surveillance, spyware, internet shutdowns
What protects
Government access to personal data (V-Dem, expert scale)66
Rule of law (0-100 score)86
2025 · World Bank
Data protection law100
2026-11 · UNCTAD — Global Cyberlaw Tracker
Rules on AI used by the state (GIRAI)46
Shown alongside, not subtracted from the exposure
What we cannot see
We count reported cyber attacks, not all those that happened; there is no worldwide measure of threats made with AI; for surveillance and spyware the sources stop at 2022-2024.
/What we cannot see
Incidents never reported by the press · reports of serious incidents sent to the authorities and not published · systems registered in the non-public part of the EU database.
/Incidents by period
in the country0
last 6 months
3
6-12 months ago
5
12-24 months ago
+ 1 with only the year
/Reported incidents
9 in 24 monthsMar 2026
Purported AI-generated scam ads reportedly impersonated New Zealand's revenue commissioner in an alleged fake crypto tax webinar (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
- Inland Revenue’s top boss used in AI-generated scam, prompts warning (opens in a new tab) · nzherald.co.nz · 4 Mar 2026
- Commissioner of Inland Revenue latest scam target (opens in a new tab) · rnz.co.nz · 5 Mar 2026
Feb 2026
NZ News Hub Reportedly Used AI-Rewritten News Posts and Synthetic Images to Mislead New Zealand Facebook Users (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- AI-generated 'news' pages on social media misleading thousands of Kiwis (opens in a new tab) · 1news.co.nz · 9 Feb 2026
Nov 2025
Reported Disqualification of Two Books from the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Due to Alleged AI-Generated Cover Art (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 6 articles from 6 outlets
- Top writers ruled out of NZ book awards due to AI covers (opens in a new tab) · rnz.co.nz · 17 Nov 2025
- New Zealand book award disqualifies two authors for AI artwork (opens in a new tab) · euronews.com · 18 Nov 2025
- Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs (opens in a new tab) · theguardian.com · 18 Nov 2025
Aug 2025
New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA), Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko, Reportedly Flags Purported Deepfake Pump-and-Dump Network Using Social Media Ads (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
- New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: Pump And Dump Scam Nets Kiwi Investors (opens in a new tab) · mondovisione.com · 6 Oct 2025
- Pump and dump scam nets Kiwi investors (opens in a new tab) · fma.govt.nz · 6 Oct 2025
Apr 2025
Purported deepfake featuring two New Zealand public figures reportedly used to promote a diabetes scam in New Zealand (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
- Deepfake video of Jack Tame targets people with diabetes (opens in a new tab) · 1news.co.nz · 4 Jun 2025
- NZ doctor’s image stolen for ‘deepfake’ diabetes scam (opens in a new tab) · thepost.co.nz · 15 Jun 2025
Feb 2025
Chatbots Allegedly Used in Romance Scams Targeting Nearly One-Third of New Zealand's Dating App Users (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- AI sex chat robots among romance scams hitting almost one-third of Kiwi dating app users (opens in a new tab) · nzherald.co.nz · 4 Feb 2025
Jan 2025
Alleged Deepfake of New Zealand Endocrinologist Reportedly Promotes Misleading Diabetes Claim (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
- Diabetes expert alarmed fake news scam uses AI image urging patients to abandon medication (opens in a new tab) · nzherald.co.nz · 6 Jan 2025
- Doctor Targeted by Deepfake Ad Scam (opens in a new tab) · medpagetoday.com · 7 Jan 2025
Dec 2024
BP New Zealand's License Plate Recognition System Reportedly Misidentified Auckland Driver for Fuel Theft in Whanganui (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textBiometrics and surveillance
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: New Zealand (bp-new-zealand) · from the deployer
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
2024
Pensioner loses NZD 224,000 to deepfake Bitcoin scam (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
/Laws and safeguards
Regulatory quality+1.85
2025 · World Bank
Rule of law+1.66
2025 · World Bank
Voice and accountability+1.61
2025 · World Bank
AI-specific laws and authorities: coming with new sources.
/In the news
how it worksAI news mentioning the country · 7 Nov – 13 Nov
- Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook, Teams and AI services for over five hours (opens in a new tab)aninews.in · India · 13 Nov 2026 · and 68 other outlets
- Agoda's AI Assistant Brings Travel Planning and Booking into One Conversation (opens in a new tab)aninews.in · India · 10 Nov 2026 · and 33 other outlets
- 65% of Australian Frontline Workers Are Using AI, but Almost Half Have Had No Employer Guidance (opens in a new tab)manilatimes.net · Philippines · 12 Nov 2026 · and 5 other outlets
- AI assistants give patchy recommendations to NZ firms (opens in a new tab)itbrief.co.nz · New Zealand · 13 Nov 2026 · and 2 other outlets
- More than 170 GEO and AI SEO Agencies in 40+ Countries Now Partner With OtterlyAI (opens in a new tab)manilatimes.net · Philippines · 13 Nov 2026 · and 1 other outlet
- Collapse of Artificial Intelligence: the antidote is "surprise" | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (opens in a new tab)cnr.it · Italy · 13 Nov 2026 · and 1 other outlet
- Microsoft global outage exceeds eight hours; reported problems on Zoom, OpenAI and other platforms (opens in a new tab)proceso.com.mx · Mexico · 13 Nov 2026 · and 1 other outlet
- Insight unveils Agent Store to accelerate AI adoption in the enterprise (opens in a new tab)cronicadecantabria.com · Spain · 13 Nov 2026 · and 1 other outlet
- Most Legal Professionals Say AI Has Not Yet Changed Hiring, According to a Relativity Study (opens in a new tab)finanznachrichten.de · Germany · 12 Nov 2026 · and 1 other outlet
- 3 Possible Paths Forward for AI Stocks (Bull Case, Bear Case, Base Case) -- and How to Invest for Each (opens in a new tab)aol.com · United States · 11 Nov 2026 · and 1 other outlet
AI articles mentioning the country in the last 30 days: 928 in total, at most 96 in one day (28 Oct 2026).
928 AI articles mentioning the country in 30 days
/Index trend
— country ··· worldIndex trend: 18 Oct 2026: country 61, world 36 · 19 Oct 2026: country 61, world 36 · 26 Oct 2026: country 61, world 36 · 2 Nov 2026: country 61, world 36 · 11 Nov 2026: country 61, world 36.
Previous years, reconstructed with today's data: 2023 26 · 2024 36 · 2025 37 why
/AI models released
12 months · outside the indexNo releases recorded by Epoch AI for organisations in this country.